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Dustin Mercadante

Pitcher

Born: October 24, 1988
Poway, CA
Height: 6-7
Weight: 230
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: 41st round, 2008
How Acquired: Draft
College: San Diego CC
High School: Poway (CA)

Photo © Guy Sepielli

Released (March 2010)

Scouting Report: Fastball sits between 86-88 mph, with really good sink. Low-80s changeup. Has a great pitcher's frame. After getting drafted in the 41st round, Mercadante was installed as the GCL team's closer in 2008, and came through with 8 saves.

Pitching Stats
year	team	lg	level	org	age	w	l	%	era	g	gs	cg	sh	sv	ip	h	r	er	hr	bb	so	k/bb
2008	San Diego CC	NJCAA	JuCo	---	19	2	5	0.286	5.33	9	4	0	0	0	27.0	30	24	16	1	19	33	1.74
2008	GCL Red Sox	GCL	Rk	Bos	19	0	0	---	1.42	15	0	0	0	8	19.0	13	4	3	1	5	12	2.40
2009	GCL Red Sox	GCL	Rk	Bos	20	0	1	0.00	5.40	14	0	0	0	3	15.0	17	12	9	0	8	8	1.00

	Additional Player Info
	Pronunciation: Merk-uh-'dahn-tay First Pro Contract: June 12, 2008 by Dan Madsen Signing Bonus: N/A MiLB Debut: June 22, 2008 (GCL)	Added to 40-man: - MLB Debut: -

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